The "Plankton Mapping in the Mediterranean Sea" project began in 2014 with the departure of the Mediterranean journey. The project lacks funding and therefore proceeds to take advantage of the voluntary availability of Progetto Mediterranea expedition, the Mediterraneans and the marine biologist researcher who deals [...]
(by Simone Perotti) In a few hours I’m boarding on Mediterranea again. I’m going back to where I’ve built a new world together with a bunch of adventurers. Every time I board on that boat I wonder whether I’ll be able to represent that world, [...]
Progetto Mediterranea expedition resumes its journey and enters its fourth year of navigation in the Mediterranean. Mediterranean vessel, a 60-foot-powered cutter ketch designed by Michel Bigoin, continues the route, carrying out its three objectives: nautical, cultural and scientific. Between May and September it will be [...]
(By Simone Perotti) We have not told enough about these weks, taken from travel, navigation, and interesting places where we are. We sailed from Limassol (Cyprus), on a route to Beirut. At the port someone warned us, “be careful … it’s dangerous.” We [...]
(By Simone Perotti) Two weeks in a town that has divided the crew and the feelings of the crew. Not very useful to list them all. Let’s say: some neutrals, some favorable, and one against. Supporters have come to us by our hosts, [...]
Progetto Mediterranea, three yrs from the departure from Italy, sailing in the Eastern sea. As scheduled, the boat Mediterranea, armed ketch in 60-foot cutter designed by Michel Bigoin, continues the route carrying out its three objectives: nautical, cultural and scientific. And for the summer, as [...]
(By Simone Perotti) Larnaka, 25 September 2016, on board Mediterranea. Christina and Nicholaos, representatives of the Famagusta Ecocity Project (go and see on the web, it’s worth), have the faces of young hopefuls. The first news of this our exploration of Cyprus is thus that after [...]
(By Laura Murgia) Arkoi, Dodecanese | June 1, 2016 – Afternoon forwarded, take a bath in the sea in the Strait Ormos Bay, lazily when the sun begins to set. Mediterranea shares the harbor with another vessel, while a Gin Fizz 11 meters, with [...]
(...) Set sail for the Mediterranean will begin a long, slow, gradual, arduous, unpredictable return home. Which it is absent for too long. Where we have to find our rooms, lights, objects, sounds with which we were brought up, the lack of which [...]
(by Simone Perotti) Aboard Mediterranea we do this way. The more experts make room for those who need to gain experience. During the first year sailing our boat required the humility of waiting, working care. Whoever was on board, experienced or not, washed, put fenders [...]
